Ink-well



(No Model.)

O. PEDERSON.

A Ink Well. NQ. 243,395. Patented June 28,1881.

UNITED STAT-Es' PATENT OFFICE.

OLE PEDERSON, OF MORRIS, ASSIGNOR TO JAMES D. WILLIAMS, OF CHICAGO,ILLINOIS.

INK-WELL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 243,395, dated .Tune28, 1881. Application filed October 25, 1880. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, OLE PEDERsoN, of the cityof Morris, in Grundy county, in the State of Illinois, have inventedcertain Improvements in Ink-Wells, the construction and op eration ofwhich I will proceed to explain, reference being had to the annexeddrawings, making a part ot' this specication, in which- Figure lis avertical sectional view through the center., Fig. 2 a front elevation,and Fig. 3 a perspective view, of the bottle or ink-well.

In the drawings, A represents the desk or table, to the under side ofwhich isattached the ink-well and the parts holding it in place. P isthe ink-well. 'n is a frame in which the inkwell slides back and forth,and also supports the. lid r covering the Well.

In operation the bottle or well P slides backward and forward in theframe n on the ways s by means of the rocker or arc-shaped lugs o on thewell, (shown more particularly in Fig. 3,) resting on the ways s.

Fig. 1 shows the well P pressed toward the rear or back of the desk B,partially out f1 om under the lid r, until a portion of the well comesout under the aperture a through the desk, so a pen may be insertedthrough the aperture a down into the well.

When not in use the well P may be pulled forward under the lid r, so itwill entirely close and cover the well to keep dirt out and preventevaporation. The lid r lies loosely in the frame u over the well P, onwhich it rests, as shown in Fig. 1,\and is held down closely on top ofthe well P by means of the spring c at about its center, which spring`may be of rubber or any other material 'suitable for the purose.

It will be observed that the top of the well and the bottom of the lido" will easily adjust themselves together, on account of the manner inwhich the well is hung on the arc-shaped lugs o and the adj ustabilityof the lid rr. These lugs o may be arc-shaped in form, or angular only,so they permit the upper face of the well.

to adjust itself to the lower surface ofthe lid r.

The cross-bar i is used to prevent the well from falling out of theframe fn when the well is pulled under the lid 1'. Also, when it isdesired to remove lthe well, the bart may be, raised up above the well.Either end of the bar 'i passes a little into the sides of the frame a,beyond the ways s, so it will not get out of place, as is shown in Fig.2 at the dotted lines.

1t will be seen that by this construction there are no obstructions onthe top of the desk. Everything is underneath, out of the way, and whereit is thoroughly protected from damage.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is as follows, to wit:

l. The sliding well P, having arc-shaped lugs o and ways e, arranged tooperate in combination with and on the under side of the desk A, havingthe dipping-apertnre a, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination and arrangement of the sliding well P, havingarc-shaped lugs o, lid r, ways s, and spring c, for the purpose ofadjusting the lid to the top of the Well, as specitied.

3. The combination and arrangement ofthe frame n, cover r, ways s, barfi, spring c, lugs o, well P, and desk A, having the aperture a, for thepurpose set forth'.

OLE PEDERSON.

' Witnesses:

'I lnos. H. HU'roHINs, WM. J. HU'rcmNs.

